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alec over the years. there's two main categories they have -- one is how to reduce the size of government, and the other half of it is this model legislation that's in the corporate good. in other words, there's a profit-driven legislation. how can you open up a new market? how can you privatize something that can open up a market for a company? and between those two divisions, you are kind of getting to the same end goal, which is really kind of ultimate privatization of everything. >> mark pocan is something of an expert on alec. in fact, to learn as much as he could, he became a member. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> what i realized is if you join alec for a mere $100 as a legislator, you have the full access like any corporate member. >> he also took himself to an alec conference for a first-hand look. >> hi, i'm state representative mark pocan, and welcome to my videoblog. i'm outside the marriott on canal street in new orleans at the alec convention, the american legislative exchange council. that was where you wat
alec over the years. there's two main categories they have -- one is how to reduce the size of government, and the other half of it is this model legislation that's in the corporate good. in other words, there's a profit-driven legislation. how can you open up a new market? how can you privatize something that can open up a market for a company? and between those two divisions, you are kind of getting to the same end goal, which is really kind of ultimate privatization of everything. >>...
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posh resort even that alec would host. those bills are quite extreme. they include not just the bill ratifying the stand your ground law in florida that was in controversy earlier this year after being cited in the trayvon martin shooting incident in florida, but also laws on the books and bills that would say as recently as last december, alec has a model resolution they wanted to be cast in the states and cities could not bar machine guns. that is out extreme their agenda is. earlier this year in the wake of the controversy, the public outcry over florida and trayvon martin and that law, nearly 42 corporations have left alec, but alec announced the nra's gun task force is no longer going to be in business yet this summer the annual convention of alec, there was the nra with the biggest booth at the convention and hosting that another shooting even for legislators. i point this out because alec is a way to infiltrate and trainees legislators, thousands of them, and the state houses across the country, that it is legitimat
posh resort even that alec would host. those bills are quite extreme. they include not just the bill ratifying the stand your ground law in florida that was in controversy earlier this year after being cited in the trayvon martin shooting incident in florida, but also laws on the books and bills that would say as recently as last december, alec has a model resolution they wanted to be cast in the states and cities could not bar machine guns. that is out extreme their agenda is. earlier this...
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now what is alec? alec is an organization that brings public officials, mainly state legislators, together for quarterly meetings at various locations throughout the country. so the legislators, about 80% of the state legislators in america, belong to alec. and so they pay dues -- used to be $50 a year, now i understand it's $100. you pay dues. the citizens actually pay the dues for the politicians. that comes out of the state treasury. so they go, they join alec and they go to the quarterly meetings and they participate in the legislative efforts of that organization. which also includes, in addition to legislators, corporations, big business. some small businesses. but it's basically an organization of big business. they wished they could pay only $100. they might pay $25,000 or more for a year as a member of alec. so you have corporate members. you've got legislators who are members. you have individuals. and you got corporations. you got midgets against giants or not against giants, but with giants
now what is alec? alec is an organization that brings public officials, mainly state legislators, together for quarterly meetings at various locations throughout the country. so the legislators, about 80% of the state legislators in america, belong to alec. and so they pay dues -- used to be $50 a year, now i understand it's $100. you pay dues. the citizens actually pay the dues for the politicians. that comes out of the state treasury. so they go, they join alec and they go to the quarterly...
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his outbursts as his acting and now embodies the thinking man's ceo on "30 rock," he is, of course, alec baldwin. >> cleverly alluded to moments ago. >> your relationship with media is fascinating because you've always been very good copy for them, and you sort of played the game. on occasion you blow up and now you seem to be almost in a permanent rage with hem. why do you have such conflict with them? >> i don't think i really do have any conflict with them in the sense that that guy you're talking about, that photographer, i mean, i think the most important thing to remember is i did not punch the guy. and the guy was overheard by witnesses going down the street going through his camera with his finger going yeah, there's one. there's a good one. oh, i like that one. he's going through the whole roll of the film on his digital camera. then they go down to the police station, then he presses charges and the charges are dismissed. i don't think i'm somebody who i had the new york city da office in my pocket. they didn't believe the guy had been struck and dismissed the charges. there wa
his outbursts as his acting and now embodies the thinking man's ceo on "30 rock," he is, of course, alec baldwin. >> cleverly alluded to moments ago. >> your relationship with media is fascinating because you've always been very good copy for them, and you sort of played the game. on occasion you blow up and now you seem to be almost in a permanent rage with hem. why do you have such conflict with them? >> i don't think i really do have any conflict with them in the...
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when groups like the alec foundation and the businesses corporations and conservative groups behind them have an all-out effort to deny and discourage the right to vote, we have a job ahead of us. we shouldn't be surprised that people all across america are angry about what happened in this election. these state legislatures instead of encouraging people to exercise their civic duty, were doing their best to discourage them. it's time for us to get serious about this, so next congress after the first of the year, i'm going to hold additional hearings on voting rights in my judiciary subcommittee. i'm committed to thoroughly examining this. there is no excuse in america for standing in a line seven hours to vote. for goodness sakes. other countries that do this by paper ballot doesn't make people stand in lines that hrorpbgs and they -- that long and they calculate the results the same night. we should be embarrassed by what's going on. and the states should grow up and really pay attention to what they're doing to this great democracy in america. they are undermining it just as surely as
when groups like the alec foundation and the businesses corporations and conservative groups behind them have an all-out effort to deny and discourage the right to vote, we have a job ahead of us. we shouldn't be surprised that people all across america are angry about what happened in this election. these state legislatures instead of encouraging people to exercise their civic duty, were doing their best to discourage them. it's time for us to get serious about this, so next congress after the...
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i could only imagine i would be a sort of wobbly, hologram type person, because alec guinness can't do it now because he passed away. >> jimmy: yeah, he's not with us. so it makes it hard for him to do those, yeah. [ laughter ] >> 'cause that would be him, wouldn't it? i became him, and then he would be -- i don't know how it would work. >> jimmy: that's too weird. my brain can't handle it. >> no, don't worry about that. don't try and go there. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: it's just insane. i want to talk about your new movie, "the impossible." >> i'm very proud of it. it's a very tough film, but it's an important film, i think. >> jimmy: well, it's just one of these -- even just watching the trailer will make you weep. do you want to tell everyone what this movie is about? >> it's a true story of a spanish family who were caught in the tsunami in 2004 in thailand. and it's just a -- instead of trying to make a movie about the tsunami, which we didn't do, we very intimately told this one family's story. >> jimmy: i mean, it's wild. they get separated. >> they get separated. >> jimmy: i mean,
i could only imagine i would be a sort of wobbly, hologram type person, because alec guinness can't do it now because he passed away. >> jimmy: yeah, he's not with us. so it makes it hard for him to do those, yeah. [ laughter ] >> 'cause that would be him, wouldn't it? i became him, and then he would be -- i don't know how it would work. >> jimmy: that's too weird. my brain can't handle it. >> no, don't worry about that. don't try and go there. [ laughter ] >>...
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. >> and so it was at that alex, alec baldwin on the moment when they are telling you to turn the phone off and i said, man, i am trying to forward the script and the flight attendant and i said this is not words with friends, this is important, this is my life. and i got it off to gus and shut the phone off and by the time we landed in florida two hours, two and a half hours later, gus had read it and committed to directing it. >> rose: what kind of guy is that? >> that's a friend. >> that's a friend. >> two and a half, maybe? >> i sort of heard about the project and thought you know what? it is crazy, i don't know if there were other projects too, but one was ben was going to star in, there was -- i was reading a project that matt was going to direct and i thought, well, if they ever run into trouble maybe they will call and ask me to direct. i don't know why i thought that. >> rose: no one would get in trouble. >> you think maybe, yeah, something will happen and they will need my help, basically. i mean -- >> i will need a director. >> so, in fact, he did. >> rose: so delayed -- >> t
. >> and so it was at that alex, alec baldwin on the moment when they are telling you to turn the phone off and i said, man, i am trying to forward the script and the flight attendant and i said this is not words with friends, this is important, this is my life. and i got it off to gus and shut the phone off and by the time we landed in florida two hours, two and a half hours later, gus had read it and committed to directing it. >> rose: what kind of guy is that? >> that's a...
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i know that the organization alec is involved. republicans will want to a and a handful of democrats belong to it. that was put in place in the reagan years. 's and group of ceo lobbyists creating legislation and giving it to their cronies in congress. that's why a lot of people feel we have the best congress money can buy. i was wondering what influence you think they had on this. familiarm not really with that organization. host: a broadbased questioned on twitter -- guest: many folks have mentioned to me that there was a golden hour right after we invaded afghanistan in 2001, where we had an opportunity to do some things. we became almost immediately distracted with the war in iraq and underfunded almost everything we did, under resources almost everything we did. by the time we began to push even a minimal organizational attention to it, the insurgents had gotten back on its feet and the afghan people were increasingly alienated from alienated fromand our efforts. so, if we had paid more attention very early, i think the outco
i know that the organization alec is involved. republicans will want to a and a handful of democrats belong to it. that was put in place in the reagan years. 's and group of ceo lobbyists creating legislation and giving it to their cronies in congress. that's why a lot of people feel we have the best congress money can buy. i was wondering what influence you think they had on this. familiarm not really with that organization. host: a broadbased questioned on twitter -- guest: many folks have...
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would alec talk to me or would it just be me and you and he be checking his watch? >> no. i think i would have to be like the ref rev -referee in the middle. >> brian: i think we have a bid. i have to bid on it >> gretchen: thank you so much for coming by and talking about a great job. you feel the snivels coming on the cure could be a ice cold beer. >> brian: i always have beer. thanks for labeling me >> chris: you want to adopt a dog. install flood lights in the back yard so the dog will not stub his paw. it is true. story is next. ] [ baby crying ] ♪ [ male announcer ] robitussin® liquid formula soothes your throat on contact and the active ingredient relieves your cough. robitussin®. don't suffer the coughequences™. ♪ [ male announcer ] campbell's green bean casserole. it's amazing what soup can do neural speeds increasing to 4g lte. brain upgrading to a quad-core processor. predictive intelligence with google now complete. introducing droid dna by htc. it's not an upgrade to your phone. it's an upgrade to yourself. >> brian: if the united states animal shelter
would alec talk to me or would it just be me and you and he be checking his watch? >> no. i think i would have to be like the ref rev -referee in the middle. >> brian: i think we have a bid. i have to bid on it >> gretchen: thank you so much for coming by and talking about a great job. you feel the snivels coming on the cure could be a ice cold beer. >> brian: i always have beer. thanks for labeling me >> chris: you want to adopt a dog. install flood lights in the...
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you might know that you like new york city or that alec baldwin came here. but it is important to consider the financial aspect. >> is that something you are stressing more now than you were a few years ago? >> it is. there were families coming to nyu that did not have the financial resources to be there, and we were not in a position to provide the resources to allow them to stay. i do not want to sound like we are an elitist institution telling poor kids not to come, but for families thinking about the future, you have to think about the impact this will have in the long term. the other aspect is examining how we invest the budget we have. that is my responsibility. we have made some major changes in how we are awarding financial aid and how we are assessing the financial resources of families. that has been a gain changer for us. we have fundamentally changed how we are awarding lower and middle-income families financial aid. >> you were saying the college debt is good compared to credit card debt. >> with a qualifier, but yes. >> the major qualifier for
you might know that you like new york city or that alec baldwin came here. but it is important to consider the financial aspect. >> is that something you are stressing more now than you were a few years ago? >> it is. there were families coming to nyu that did not have the financial resources to be there, and we were not in a position to provide the resources to allow them to stay. i do not want to sound like we are an elitist institution telling poor kids not to come, but for...
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you might know that you like new york city or that alec baldwin came here. but it is important to consider the financial aspect. >> is that something you are stressing more now than you were a few years ago? >> it is. there were families coming to nyu that did not have the financial resources to be there, and we were not in a position to provide the resources to allow them to stay. i do not want to sound like we are an elitist institution telling poor kids not to come, but for families thinking about the future, you have to think about the impact this will have in the long term. the other aspect is examining how we invest the budget we have. that is my responsibility. we have made some major changes in how we are awarding financial aid and how we are assessing the financial resources of families. that has been a gain changer for us. we have fundamentally changed how we are awarding lower and middle-income families financial aid. >> you were saying the college debt is good compared to credit card debt. >> with a qualifier, but yes. >> the major qualifier for
you might know that you like new york city or that alec baldwin came here. but it is important to consider the financial aspect. >> is that something you are stressing more now than you were a few years ago? >> it is. there were families coming to nyu that did not have the financial resources to be there, and we were not in a position to provide the resources to allow them to stay. i do not want to sound like we are an elitist institution telling poor kids not to come, but for...
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instead into many state elections become a contest between voters and special interest groups like alec, which are hell-bent on limiting the right of americans to vote. look what happened during this last election. things that i think need to be changed are embarrassing to us. how can we be satisfied with our fellow citizens stand in line for seven hours to vote until 2:30 a.m.? doesn't make sense for state legislatures to reduce early voting opportunities? and the flexibility many working americans need to exercise their right to vote. how can we watch laws being passed in legislatures requiring identification which the legislators know full well that hundreds of thousands of people will never be able to obtain in time to vote? should we be to appointed by the increasing number of increasing number of ballots issued? the fact that its disproportionate number of those ballots, provisional ballot were given to minority voters in the united states of america? is it really necessary to threaten high school teachers with criminal conviction and thousand dollar fines just for offering to hel
instead into many state elections become a contest between voters and special interest groups like alec, which are hell-bent on limiting the right of americans to vote. look what happened during this last election. things that i think need to be changed are embarrassing to us. how can we be satisfied with our fellow citizens stand in line for seven hours to vote until 2:30 a.m.? doesn't make sense for state legislatures to reduce early voting opportunities? and the flexibility many working...